Maharashtra government to include 27 districts under health insurance scheme

Nagpur: The Maharashtra government will include 27 districts under the second phase of Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayi Arogya Yojna, which is scheduled to be launched by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi in Nagpur on Tuesday.

The first phase of the scheme was launched in the state on July 2 last year as a pilot project and eight districts - Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban, Raigarh, Gadchiroli, Amravati, Nanded, Dhule and Solapur - were selected for implementation, state Health Minister Suresh Shetty said in Nagpur.

He said that under the scheme, about 971 types of surgeries and procedures, along with 121 follow-up packages have been included.